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mazurvdim – :
Another blind buy because the notes looked interesting.
There’s a sharpness to the florals, and a strange note that’s most def not fruits! It’s more vegetal, almost like celery or parsley …
Privilege isn’t for me. PM if interested.
sergi116 – :
I blind bought a bottle in a box that looks exactly like this page.
And this perfume is exactly like the page suggests: a generic uber-fruity floral.
I wanted something along the lines of what the reviews suggest: something green/aldehyde/floral like. I happened upon this unknown scent because of the comparison to First by VC & A. Nothing like First. This is a NICE fruity floral with great staying power, but it’s not what I wanted and not what I like now. Is it my nose? A reformulation?
I’ll prob put this back in the box and sell it on ebay. Or it’s up for swap. 100ml, with box, only about 6 sprays used. Still full to the neck.
Mexwp697bedyWelty – :
Privilege is not fruity at all 100% floral
leazivaChedia – :
Just got the original from eBay. OMG! On back of the box it says that the “essential are oils imported from France”! Also, the box has pink and green floral designs all over box. It smells of essential oils of jasmine, softer, not as sharp as the reformulated one I have… Wonderful adult sweet scent. Does anyone, have this older orignal? Like to know what you think.
Update:
Had a comparison of the original and the one pictured above. Very distinct difference in formulas. The original gives off essence of natural or synthetic blended oils, (jasmine, rose)while the recent one tingle your nose at first spray and is sharp and loud and screaming at you! It eventually dries down but stays 80’s loud.
iss511 – :
Ohhhh, how I loved this! I wore it my sophomore year of college in 1988, and just loved it’s spicy, fruity, flowery goodness. I see some have compared it to White Linen, which I hated. This definitely had more spiciness to it.
I would love to smell this again! Went through at least 2 bottles of this! Definitely a “love” for me!
Andron81 – :
Reminds me so much of something else and I am also testing beside EL White Linen and yes similar tones but to me EL WL has also some other elements and Privilege is alot more simple. I dont get fruit so much either. It has a Chanel No 5 vibe also but NICER to me for sure— Either way, this is a classic type floral aldehyde of that era 60´s 70´s. Very respectable and not so common these days. Recommended as a solid throwback.
Dent – :
This Privilege perfume is fabulous , so chic , so glamour ! Love the spirit , love the scent , love the bottle ( so feminine ! ) , a real 1986 perfume treasure !
mumsinsus – :
I don’t know how Privilege managed to pull this one off. The notes aren’t the same, but this smells identical to Estee Lauder White Linen. I have ELWL as well and did a side by side comparison. The results were astonishing. Privilege smells exactly like White Linen. Sillage and longevity is also the same. They’re both powerhouse fragrances.
STROY72 – :
This perfume has floral, green-fruity, aldehyde, and powdery musky facets. It reminds me of Calyx, another 80s green-fruity scent. There is something sharpish and bright about Privilige as well that gives it distinct sillage. The dry-down is lovely. An affordable gem well worth seeking out. Very pleased to hear the reformulation is good, I may need to seek a FB!
Konventon – :
I have the vintage as well as a newer version and they are very similar. They did a great job with the reformulation on this one! There is something so lady like about this perfume and a very expensive feel upon the first sniff (but it is NOT expensive). I bought my first bottle at a department store (possibly Dillards). It is a feel good perfume that is not shy and has resilience. It was one of my first Floral Fruity fragrances back in the late 80’s but unlike many of the floral fruity or gourmand fragrances today, this one really lasts! Bonus: The dry down is really spectacular and continues to linger for many hours.
bearsss – :
This was my first perfume love in the 1980’s. Someone walked by with it on and I was instantly smitten and ended wearing it for many years.
Later, I moved on to other things but purchased an old bottle on ebay. Like the reviewer above, I found it to be surprisingly inexpensive.
This absolutely smells like an expensive perfume. It’s classy and bright, without being overpowering. Other perfumes come and go for me, but this will always remain a mainstay on my perfume tray.
towItacilitib – :
Privilege was a favorite of mine, still is except I’m a fan of layering and you can’t get the soaps, cremes, shower gel or perfume anymore except for a spray. I loved because it smelled EXACTLY like the tiny wild tulips I grow every spring. Not a fragrance for everyone. Not fruity at all, more soft musky floral. The dry-down is warm and fresh like a spring day when the humidity is high and you can smell all the flower scents carried on the breeze.
oops-26 – :
I’m by no means an expert nose, but I was quite surprised to see this fragrance listed as a Floral Fruity. I would probably classify it as a Floral Aldehyde. I don’t really get a “fruit vibe” at all, and to my nose there’s more to this than just the jasmin and fruit notes listed here. But what they are, I am clueless to say! [Hangs head in shame!]
It’s a fragrance I wore in the 80’s, and I think it’s a good representative of that fragrance era… not a ‘soft-spoken’ fragrance, it has great sillage and is very long lasting. It’s bright but not overly sharp, certainly not creamy or what I would consider warm. Yes, it’s a “power fragrance”. It’s one I liked a lot and always gathered many appreciative compliments from when I wore it. Don’t readily remember where I first discovered it, but am thinking more drugstore v. department store. Even back then, though, it wasn’t widely recognized or popular.
Several months ago I was looking at the offerings on an internet site and was surprised to see it listed, and for a reasonable price, so decided to treat myself to a new bottle. To my recollection – some 20+ years later – it smells the same as I remembered it, and it’s just as lovely as it ever was. It reminds me quite a bit of a somewhat ‘brighter’ Van Cleef and Arpel’s “First”. Top notes through the dry-down are wonderful. Still smells way more expensive than it is.